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Jakob Cross defends the IPW Championship against Johnny Idol in the main event of IPW Ignited tonight as Impact Pro Wrestling heads into new territory at Alfriston College in Manurewa. Cross is coming off the back of a massive title win at The Ultimate Prize last month where he dethroned...

After having the WWE World Heavyweight Championship taken from him at WrestleMania 31, Brock Lesnar receives his rematch for the title against Seth Rollins today at WWE Battleground. John Cena defends the United States Championship against Kevin Owens for the first time, while The Prime Time Players put their tag...

NZPWI had the opportunity to speak to TNA Wrestling’s Rockstar Spud earlier this week. Spud wrestled extensively around the United Kingdom for 10 years before moving to the United States after winning British Boot Camp, and a TNA contract, in 2013. 2015 has been Spud’s biggest year yet, with two...

Jakob Cross dethroned James Shaw in a violent encounter for the IPW Championship at The Ultimate Prize, claiming the title and affirming the self-doubt Shaw suffered heading into the bout. “I want every fan to know that this is only the start,” Cross wrote. “I am going to eat my...

With two episodes of That Young Podcast available online, NZPWI spoke to its creator, former New Zealand wrestler Paul Sayers, about his latest venture. Sayers shared his thoughts on starting the podcast, whether 2015 is the right time for another wrestling podcast, and his aspirations for the future of That...

Kingston Eclipse still holds the Jackson Shield following Maniacs United’s Thrills N’ Chills event this past Saturday. Eclipse retained his title against “Rufguts” Roddy Gunn in the main event of the evening. The match was about more than just the Jackson Shield, with Eclipse out to avenge his non-title loss...

With NJPW Dominion, one of the promotion’s biggest cards of the year, airing live on NJPW World tonight, NZPWI’s resident New Japan fans have compiled a special edition of the NZPWI Roundtable. AJ Styles defends the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against the man he beat to begin his first reign with...

WWE Tough Enough is into its third week, with two competitors already eliminated. How does Tough Enough stack up compared to previous seasons of the show, and who are we predicting will wind up with the $250,000 contracts? Jeff Jarrett made his return to TNA at Slammiversary on Monday, winning...

The United States-based competitors have arrived in Japan for NJPW Dominion on Sunday, leading to a stacked Road to Dominion event tonight. AJ Styles captains a five-man Bullet Club side including Doc Gallows, “Machine Gun” Karl Anderson, and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks against Kazuchika Okada,...

TNA Slammiversary will be available live on pay-per-view in New Zealand tomorrow, June 29, via the Flipps app. The event, celebrating TNA’s 13th anniversary, will be headlined by a five-man King of the Mountain match, pitting Bobby Roode, Drew Galloway, Eric Young, Matt Hardy, and a returning Jeff Jarrett against...

Auckland’s Hayden Daniels makes his debut in Queensland tonight in a number one contender’s match for the AWA Heavyweight Championship at Homecoming 2, one of the Australian Wrestling Alliance’s biggest events of the year. It’d be a lot to take in for any competitor, especially one who started training in...

WWE fans around the world, including New Zealand, will be able to watch the new season of Tough Enough live on YouTube. Chris Jericho heads a star-studded Tough Enough line-up as host of the reality series, now in its sixth season, with Daniel Bryan, Hulk Hogan, and Paige serving a...